Goodbye David!
Our chaplain for the last four years, Rev David O’Brien, is moving with wife Ali and son Josh up to Blackpool. David has been a wonderful and much-loved part of …
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July is here.
The Summer sun has been showing us what it can do. Record temperatures with lovely balmy evenings. Once again there is another month of entertainment to be had at the …
Forbidden love: dementia and the great taboo
A couple have been married for more than 40 years. It has been a very happy marriage with both enjoying stable, reasonably lucrative jobs before retirement, he an army …
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day at the Uplands Care Home
We had a fancy dress competition today for world elder abuse awareness day. The theme was The Wizard of Oz. Becky from Gough unit came as Tin man, Graham from …
An afternoon of wonderful musical entertainment at the Uplands care home
In February we had a visit from a flute and guitar duo called ‘The Icaris Duo’, (Will Browne and Vicky Guise) are a flute and guitar duo based in Cardiff, …
Has summer arrived? It definitely has at the Uplands.
Hopefully the predictions from the weather forecasters will be correct and summer will soon be with us. There is an action packed month ahead of us in June, so if …
Living With Dementia, the Practical, Legal & Financial Considerations.
Living with or supporting someone with dementia presents challenges on many fronts for the person affected, their family and carers. Beyond day to day issues, the disorder raises a number …
40 days of abstinence – April activities
Now that the 40 days of lent and abstinence are over, I am sure that you will want to know when all of the different activities will be especially after …
Cory unit upgrade complete
Many of you may have seen the construction work going on in Cory unit. At long last we have finished, and Brian our green fingered gardener, has just put the …
RED NOSE DAY UPDATE
Now that all of the song and dance is over, thanks to everyone that donated. We have managed to raise a fantastic sum of £1062. From all of us to …